A blog of a variety of projects
This was a long project, starting last December and culminating in a finished device this December. A small device is responsible for interpreting an audio signal and producing a visual display on a strand of Neopixel LEDs. Neopixel LEDs are available in a Christmas light package from several vendors, so…
After getting back into Magic: The Gathering recently, I sought a way to create a deck using software. I found several options, none of which were EXACTLY what I wanted. Something always irritated me: card filters too simple card filters too complex unable to bulk copy cards from one deck…
I played a lot of piano over the holidays, and by January I noticed that a couple of keys were beginning to make a fairly annoying clicking sound when the hammer struck. Opening the piano up, I found that the heads of the offending hammers were loose. Hiring someone to…
This was the first Halloween that we celebrated in our new house! With that in mind, we made the groundwork for 2 multi-holiday decorations that we will reuse for each holiday. We used picture wire, but any kind of hanger will work to get these hung up on a wall…
This project started with 10 second-hand office cabinets purchased from Ben’s Repurposed Cabinetry in Loveland, Colorado.The set of 10 frameless base cabinets ran $295 and was delivered right into the garage. I flipped them over, removed their feet, and installed shorter ones. The cabinets were a bit tall for a…
